Time-printing mechanism.



PATENTED FEB. 4, 1908.

H. ABBOTT. TIME PRINTING MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED M123 1905 No. 878,447. PATENTED FEB. 4, 1908. H. ABBOTT. TIME PRINTING MECHANISM.

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TIME PRINTING MECHANISM.

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PATENTED FEB. 4, 1908. H. ABBOTT.

TIME PRINTING MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED MAY 23,1905.

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No. 878,447. PATENTED FEB. 4, 1908.

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. 1s a view similar to'Fig. 3, showing the ma-' the dating device.

HENRY ABBOTT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO CALGULAGRAPH COMPANY, OF NEW v YORKfN. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

TIME-PRINTING MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 4., 1908.

meat. filed May 23.1905. Serial 110.261.916- S E To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRYAnBo'rT, of New York city, in the county of New York, and in the State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Time-Printing Mechanism, and do hereby following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference beinig hlad to the accompanying drawings, in w 10 Figure 1 is a top plan view of a machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig.1. Fig.3 is a side elevation of the machine in Fig. 1, removed from the case. Fig. 3 is a through one of the elapsed time dies. Fig. 4

is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 44 of Fig. 3. Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are, respectively, plan, vertical, sectional and perspective views of the dating device, illustrated in Fig. 4. Figs. 8 and 9 are, respectively, a partial, vertical, sectional view, and a partial plan view of the dies and the parts carrying them. Figs. 10 andll are,respectively, lan views .and side elevations of the springs or retracting the dies. s ective view of the parts for moving the e apsed time dial dies. Figs.- 13 and 14 are, respectively, a. vertical 'sectional view and a partial side elevation of the locking device. Figs. 15 and 16 are, respectively, views of a card having the initial and final imprints of thedies-thereon. Figs. 17 and 18'are, re spectively, a plan view: and a artial sectional view, showing an alternative formof Figs. 18 and 19 are plan views of the third form of dating device, the arts being shown in different o'sitions.

the datn'g deviceshown in Figs. 18 and 19. Fig. 21 chine geared for dies to record elapsed time in hours and tenths of an hour and Fig. 22 is,a view ofa card adapted to be printed by the machine of Fig. 21."

' The object of my invention has been to provide improvements in time-recording and printing mechanism, which, while especially adapted for use in the calculagraph which is thesubject of Letters-Patent 110,583,320, granted upon my ap lication 1 897,; are a so adapted or use in other time recording mechanism which improvements will adapt the said instrument to be used 56 eitherln a vertical or in a horizontalposition instrument to'make I the said instrument detail view of a section Fig. 12 is a per-- hands of the visible dial 'May 25th,

ally in setting the hands, and that without disturbing in any manner the position of the elapsed time dies; which will enable the said such a-record that it can be told whether or not the initial and final elapsed time.

same machine; that will enable the said instru'ment to print a record by which it can be told, at a glance, whether or 'not a given period hasbeen exceeded that will enable 'both of the initial and final elapsed time records; that will enable the said instrument to print the date at the same time with the elapsed time record; and to provide the said instrument-with a lock, WhlCl'l will prevent access, either-to the hands of the visible dial,or to the mechanism in the case of the machine, and to such consists in the improvements in time-recordin' mechanism hereinafter specified.

carrying my invention into practice, I provide an instrument which, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, is, or may be, the same as the calculagraph of the said patent, except in theparticulars hereinafter specified. Such instrument comprises a plate tached to the said plate as in the instrument of the said patent. To the underside of the said plate is secured time-kee anism for driving the various dies and the 3 on top of the late, such mechanism comprising an upper p ate 4 and a lowerplate 5. The instrument, like that in the said'patent, is adapted to record ela sed time in units of two denominations, an also the time of day. 1 The elapsed time pointers, 6 and 7, are, respectively, mounted upon arbors 8 and 9, which are j ournaled in the said plates, the arbors resting upon a disk.

10 that is'loosely mounted upon an arbor 11. The arbors 8' and 9-are, respectively, provided with necks 12 and 13, which receive the forked ends of springs14 and 1-5, that are fastened to the lower plate. The disk 10 is prevented from being forced downward be-' low a certain level, by means of rods 16 depending from the said'lower' plate, as in the said patent. arbors 8and that, when the'plate 10 is resting on therods The necks or shouldersof the 1 that is seated in a cylindrical case 2", I the mechanism of the'instrument being at ping mech-' .9 are formed in such a position records were made upon the to print the time of day,

ends, my invention upon the a 16, the lower'shonlders of the said necks are below the. level of the upper surfacelof; said lower plate, so that said springs normally bear upon the said plate. This frees the arbore- 8 and 9 from the friction of the said springs when the pointers are in their lower, normal and non-printing position, so that the time-train, to be described, does not have to overcome the friction of the said springs,

except during the instant when printing is taking place. The arbor 11 carries at its upper endja cross-bar 17, upon which rest L formed by securing a plate 24 on the upper face of the said bar. This construction insures that the dial dies shall descend with the arbor 11 when the latter is forced down as it is by a spring 25 interposed between a washer 26 on the said arbor and the lower plate 5.

With the construction above described, the

pointer and dial dies are retracted from printing position by means of the springs, so that the instrument can be used in a position where the weight of such parts could not be utilized for such purpose; as, in a vertical position of the instrument. In order to drive the elapsed time dies, spring barrels 27 and are mounted between the plates 4 and 5, and they mesh with a pinion 29 on an arbor carrying gear 30 that meshes with a gear31, the latter being secured to a sleeve 32 that is loosely mounted upon an arbor 33 journaled in the plates 4 and 5. The sleeve 32 also carries a gear 34 which meshes with a pinion 1 35 on the arbor 8 of the minutes pointer 6. The pinion 35 fixed to it a gear 35* which meshes wi a pinion 36, loosely mounted r 11, the said pinion 36 carrying a gear 37 that meshes with a pinion 38 on the arbor9. It will be seen that the elapsed time dies are positively driven from the spring barrels, no yielding or friction gearing being interposed, so that the driving of the said dies is positive.

Time of day recording dies are provided as follows :-A dial die 39 has a cylindrical shank 40 that is slidably mounted within a hollow post 4], the latter being secured. to the upper plate 4, the shank being provided with pin .2 that engages a slot 43 in the said post, to prevent rotation of the die while permitting llZSh'ilOVOlllCRl; to printing position, as in the aforesaid patent. A minute pointer 44 revolves within the hour dial upon plate 1, said slotbeing an arbor 45, the latter passing through the center of the stem of the hour dial and through the lower plate 5. The said arbor is, like the arbors 8 and 9, rovidedwith a neck 46 that is engaged by a orked spring 47, the'latter being securedupon the plate 5. The said spring serves to retract both the hour dial and pointer because the pointer engages the dial as the pointer is drawn down by the action of the spring on its arbor, and the arbor is relieved from friction when the said dies are in retracted position in the same manner as the arbors 8 and 9 are relieved from friction, due to the pressure of their springs. The hour hand 48 travels around outside the hour dial and is mounted upon a disk 49 at the upper end of a sleeve 490 surrounding the post 41, the lower end of the said sleeve being provided with a gear 491. Said gear meshes with a pinion 50 on the upper end of the arbor 33, the said arbor also carrying a gear 51 that meshes with a pinion' 52 on the minute hand arbor. The arbor 33 carries a gear 53, by which it is driven by a gear 54 journaled on a stud on the upper face of the plate 4, which gear meshes with the cannon pinion 55, the latter being, as usual, frietionally mounted upon thecenter arbor 56, which arbor carries the hands of the visible dial. The center arbor carries a pinion 57 that meshes with the gear 30. It

will be seen that the time of day dies are driven from the cannon pinion and that they are set whenever the hands of the visible dial are set. It will also be seen that the friction gearing allowing such settin is not interposed between the elapsed time dies and the springs, and that the settingof the time of day dies, consequently, cannot disturb the elapsed time dies. Thea. m. and p.111. dies, numbered, respectively, 58 and 59, together with their operating mechanism, are 'con-.

structed as in the aforesaid patent, except,

that each of said dies .is provided with a groove 60 and 61, respectively, such grooves being engaged by fiat springs 62 and 63', respectively, that are mounted upon the top plate 4, the office of the said springs being to retract the said dies after the printing operation.

In order to print the date of a record, and without increasing the number of handles, or the number of movements necessary to operate the machine, I provide the following mechanism :A slot 64 is formed in the top plate 65 upon which the card rests when being printed. A block 66 is mounted in the said slot and fills the uncovered portion thereof, the said block being secured in place by a screw 67 that is mounted in a recess in the said block, the said screw being covered by a plate 68, the said plate having a hole 69 for access to the screw. The block 66 has a slot 7 O, in which is pivoted one end of a T-shape partly covered by atype-carrying .bar 71 7s and 74, respectively,

.- said shank. Alip die 86 The latter is provided with a slot 72, which is adapted to receive type, and particularly logo ty e.

The slot 72 is covered at each end by plates the plates serving to prevent ,the removal or escape of lo 0 type at such points. Between the sai cover plates the logo tvpe can be removed, and when the central ego/type is:removed those at the end of said slot may be moved to a central position and removed.

removal of the central logo type, a clip 75 is mounted on the shank of the type-carrying around the 77 is bent up on the clip to enableit to be moved, and a bend 78 is formed at the base of thesaid lip, the said bar, as by having arms76. bent bend being adapted to engage a'groove 79 in the said shank tohold the clip in locked position. The central portion of the outer wall of the slot in the type-carrying bar is removed at 80, so that the centrahlogo type may be readily grasped by the fingers. The type-carrying bar extends over a rod 81 that is mounted in a cross-bar 82'secured to the time of day printing-bar 83, so that, when the latter is raised by the lever 84, the-typecarrying bar of the dating dies will, also, be

raised.

In order to adjust thetravel of the datin dies, a screw 85 is mounted in the upper en of' the bar 82 andadjustment of such screw' serves to regulate the pressure upon the dating dies.

In order to enable it to be determined whether or not the initial and final elapsed time imprints were made upon the same instrument, a die 86 is mounted upon the be seen, at a glance, whether or'not a given period has been exceeded, as, for instance, whether or not a' telephone message has exceeded the inltial period for which a'fixed charge is made and, therefore, whether or not it is subject tosan excess charge, I provide a mark 87 made in the record, F 16, by the mark 87 on the die within the circle of graduations on the elapsed timedie, revolving once an hour.

For instance, if the initial period, before.

mentioned, is three minutes, the said mark placed three minutes ahead of the pointer position,- the pointer always being in juxtaposition to the zero of the scale, as in the ma- To prevent mg in line with thesleeves and-91.

chine of the said patent. By simply observing the pointer imprint is earlier whether or not or later than the mark 87, it can be told whether or not the initial period has been exceeded and, therefore, whether or not'the message is subject to an excess char e. For instance, if, the pointer mark is ear ier than the three-minute mark 87, it is known that 1 the initial period has not been exceeded, and,

therefore, that there is no excess charge. This is all the information that is ordinarlly .wanted where the initial period has not been exceeded, it being immaterial what the length of a message might be, so long as it is not subject to an excess charge. If the pointer imprint is in line with the three- Y minute mark, 87, it is evident, at a glance that the initial'period has just been used. If the pointer imprint is beyond the threeminute mark 87, it is evident, at a glance, that .the message is subject to an excess charge, j

and the length of the message is then accurately read upon the minute dial.

It is sometimes desirable to be able to record both the time of day of the beginning of an operation and the time of day of its completlon, together with the time elapsing during the interval. In order to be able to make such a record, I provide lateral ty e sto s 88 and 89 for the edge of the card, tlie sai sto s in the instance chosen for illustration, he'in ofdifierent heights and being in the form 0 screws. At the initial im rint of the time of day dies, and, also, 0 the elapsed time dies, the card is placed against the lower screw 88. When the final elapsed time imprint'is made, the card is again placed against the same screw. In order to print the time of day of the final imprint, however,

the card is then shifted against the screw 89,

which exposes a fresh surface to the time of day dies, and the latter alone areim rinted, by a backward movement of the right-hand lever.

To prevent unauthorized access, eitherto the hands of the visible dial, or to the mechanism of the machine, follows: A sleeve 90 is secured in a hole in. the top plate of the machinein any desired manner; as by' being threaded into such hole. A second sleeve 91 is mounted within the sleeve 90 and is provided with a shoulder 92v that rests on the upper surface of the top plate. The sleevey90 is eccentricv disk 93, which isk, when turned toward the clock dial, rojects over'the' bezel thereof, but which disli, when turned in the opposite-direction, allows the bezel to swing.

A post 94 is secured to the bottom of the iase said post has ahead 95 .at its upper end, which is provided with a'T-shaped slot 96. The lower end of the 'sleeve'92 has a T-h'ead rovided with an a lock is provided as or cross-bar 97, which-.isauapted to en age the T-shaped slot 96 when the disk 93 ism:

permit a key to reach the bolt 98 .to disengage the pin 99 from the notches 100, so that the sleeve 91 can be turned.

The form of dating device illustrated in Figs. 16 and 17 consists of a slide 103, which is adapted to be received in a slot on the underside of the top plate of the machine when the movement is out of the case, theslide being secured in position by a thumbscrew 104. Arms 105 are pivoted to the sides of the said slide and carry attheir forward ends a holder 106 for the logo type, the latter being held in" place by springs 106'secured to the said arms.

The form of the dating device, illustrated in Figs. 18 to 20, is the same .as that illustrated in Figs. 16 and 17 except that instead of being mounted on a slide, the arts are swiveled in a circular recess beneat 1 the top plate, squaredhole 107 being provided for a squared key to swing the parts from the printin positionillustrated in Fig, 19 to a position i lustrated inFig, 18, in which the type are exposed through, an opening in the top plate of the machine, so that they may be changed. A pin 108 on a swiveled plate 109 is adapted to engage a stop 110 when the dating'deviceis' in printing position.

By'the term elapsed time dies as used throughout the specification and claims is meant dies adapted to record the measure of the interval of time as distinguished from the time of day at the beginning or close-ofsuch interval.

It is obvious that. various changes can be made in the above illustrated construction's within the spirit of my invention.

decimals facilitates the calculation of the cost ofthe operation in dollars and cents, or

other decimal form of money. The arts in Fig. 21 are identical with those in Fig- 3,

and gear 37 of Fig. 3 are replaced respectively In order to lock the sleeve 91 from ro-.

A slot 102 is formed in the disk 93 to Having thusde'scribed my invention, what Iclaimisz'f.

1'. In a time-printing device, the combination of adiefor recording time, mechanism for rotatingsaiddie, means to advance said' die for printing and means for retracting said die, said'last mentioned means consisting of springs, and means whereby the moving parts are relieved from the pressure of said springs when the die is in a retracted position."

2. In a time-printing device, the combination' of a rotatable die, a spring motor for rotating said die, means for advancing said die for printing, springs for retracting saiddie, and stops to revent movement of said springs to the ful limit of the retracting movement of said die.

'3. In a'time-printing device, the combination of an arbor carrying a printing die, a spring motor for rotating said arbor, a spring adapted to engage a shoulder on said arbor for-retracting the die, and a stop to prevent movement of said spring to the limit of the retracting movement of the die. i

4. In a time-printing device, the combination of an arbor carrying a printing die, a

spring motor adapted to rotate said arbor, a

forked spring adapted to. engage a neck on said arbor for retracting said die, and a stop against which said spring is adapted to contact before'said arbor has reached the limit of its retracting movements.

5. In a time-printing device, the combination of a rotatable printing die, a sleeve by which said die is carried, a'collar on said sleeve, and a part adapted to engage both sides of said collar for printing and retracting i said die.

6. In a time-printing device, the combination of concentr c, rotatable printing dies, an-

arbor carrying the inner of said dies, asleeve carrying the outer of said dies, said sleeve being provided with'a collar, and a bar adapted to engage both sides of said collar for printing and', retracting said outer die, means for printing said inner die, and means. for rotating said dies. v

7. In a time-printing device,'the combination of concentric printing dies, an arbor carrying the inner of said dies, a sleeve carrying the outer of said dies, said sleeve being provided with a collar, a bar adapted to engage the under surface of said collar, a plate on. said bar adapted to engage the opposite surface of said collar, a forked 7 ispring adapted to engage a neck in said which are correspondingly numbered, with. i arbor, and a stop adaptedto prevent movethe following exceptions The gear 35 of ment of. saidspring to the limitof the re- Fig. 3 is omitted, and the pinions 36 and 3S tracting movement of said arbor.

l l l by the gears 360 and 380 and the pinion 370- tion of elapsed time dies, time of day dies, 0

Fig. 21. This gives the proper. rate of speed to the die recording the fractions of an hour in decimals. e

amotor for rotating said dies at a uniform velocity, a visible dial, and gearing positively connecting the time of day dies and dial hands, but not positively connected with the elapsed time dies, whereby said time of day dies and the dial hands may be simultaneously set without disturbing said elapsed time dies.

, 9. In a time-printing device, the combination of time of day dies, elapsed time dies, a single motor .for driving both sets of dies, a visible dial, gearing positively connecting the hands of the visible dial with a time of day dies, and friction gearing connecting said first mentioned gearing with said motor whereby the time-of-day dies and the dial hands may be simultaneously set without disturbing said elapsed time dies.

10. In a time-printing device, the combina'tion'of time of day dies, elapsed time dies, a single motor for driving both sets of dies, a visib e dial, gearing positively connecting the hands of the visible dial with the time of day. dies, friction gearing connecting said first mentioned gearing with said motor, and gearing positively connecting said elapsed time dies with said motor whereby the-timeof-day dies and the dial hands may be simultaneously set without disturbing said elapsed time dies.

11. In a time-printing device, the combi nation of elapsed time dies, time of day dies,

a single motor for driving both sets of dies, a visible dial, gearing connecting the hands of said visible dial with said motor,. said gearingcomprising-a cannon pinion, and gearing positively connecting said cannon pinion with said time of day dies.

. 12. In a time-printing device, the combination of two sets of time-recording dies, a motor, an escapement, a train of gearing connecting the motor and the escapement,

gearing for driving one of said sets of dies 1 from said train, and independent gearing for driving the other of said sets of dies from said tram. I

- 13.. In a time printing device, the combina tion of time of day dies, elapsed time dies, a

j clock mechanism, and independentsets of gearin connecting said time of day dies and said e a sedtimddies with different mem 'bers of t e clock-train 14 In a time-printing device,- the combi nation-oftwo sets of time recording dies, a motor, anescapement, a tram of gearing connectmg said motor and escapement, gearing for driving one of said sets of dies from a slow moving gear of said train, and gearing for driving the other of said sets of dies from a fast moving ear of said train.

- 15. In an e apsed-time recording device, the combination of dies for making the initial imprint, dies for making 'the final imprint, and two corresponding sets of characters, one of. which 'is ada ted to be printed with the initial dies,'and t e other of which is adapted to be printed with the final dies,

said scale, said mar -a rotatable pointer die, a motor for rotating said die at a uniform velocity, a scale die for printing a scale to' measure the rotation of said first-mentioned die during the eriod to be measured, a special mark carrier by said rotating pointer die not forming a part of anyregular series of marks on said scale, for indicating Whether or not the period to be measured has exceeded a predetermined fixed amount, and means for printin from said dies, said means including gui es for positioning a card.

18. In a machine for. measurin and recording intervals of time, the comblnation of the rotatable pointer die, a motor for rotating said die at a uniform velocity, a scale die for printing a scale tomeasure the rotation of said first-mentioned die during the period to be measured, a special mark carried by said rotating die and different from any other mark of the same unit-value on said scale for indicatin whether or not the period to be measure has exceeded a predetermined fixed amount, and means for printin from said dies, said means-including guides for positioning a card.

.19. In a machine for measuring and recording'intervals of time, the combination of a rotatable pointer die, means for rotating said die at a uniform velocity, a die for making a series 'of'equidistant marks for measur ing the arc traversed by said pointer die during a given" eriod, a special mark not forming a parto' any reggu being carried by said rotatable die at a distance in advance of said pointer different from the distance between ad.'acent marks on said scale,-whereby to in -cate whether or not the period to be measured has exceeded a predetermined fixed amount, and means for printing from saiddies, said means. including guides for positioning a card. 20. In a machine for measuring and recording the duration of telephone messages, the combination of the motor, dies so operated by said motor as to be ca able of measuring and recording the'lengt of time consumed by-said message, an additional die for indicating whether or not-said time exceeded ar series of marks on a fixedimtial period, and means for printing from said dies, said means including guides for positioning a card.

21. In a machine for measuring and re-'" cording intervals of time, thecombination of a rotatable pointerdie, a motor for rotating said die at a uniform velocity, a; scale die 'for indicating whether or not the period to .anism for said supplemental toward said be measured has exceeded a predetermined. fixed amount, and means forprintin from' said dies, said means including gui es for positioning a card. 7 v

'22. In a time printing'device, the combination of time-recording dies, an operating handle for rinting therefrom, a printing means supp emental to said dies, mounted independently thereof, and operating mechpr'inting' means actuated by said handle.

23. In a time printing device, the combination of elapsed time dies, time-of-day dies, and two guides, one of" which is' adapted to hold the card while printing the elapsed time and one of'the time of day records, and the other of which is adapted for holding the card While printing a second elapsed-time record. p

'24. In a time printing device, the combination of time recording dies, a motor for rotating said dies, a stationary platen, means for moving said dies toward said platen, a holder for a line of type, said'holderbeing pivoted to a stationary part of the machine, means whereby said holder may be removed from the machine by amovement transverse to the 'rinting movement of'said dies, said means or moving said dies toward the platen having a part adapted to engage said holder, and to carry said holder with' said dies platen. v

'25. In a time-printing device, the combination of an arm pivoted to the frame, 'front and rear type-holding'walls carried by'said arm, and a cover for the outer ends of the groove formed between said walls, the central portion of said groove beinguncovered.

26. In a time-printing device, the combination of an arm 1pivoted to the frame, frontand rear type-ho ding Walls carried by said arm, a cover for the outer ends of the groove formed between said walls, the central portion of said groove being uncovered, the centralportion of the. outer wall being removed.

2 7. In a time-printim device, 'the combination of an arm pivoted to the frame, .front and rear type-holding walls carried by saidarm, a cover for the outer ends of the groove formed between said walls, the'central portion of sald groovebeing uncovered, the cenmarks said arm and swin tral portion-of the outerwall being removed, and a spring clip adapted to be projected over or withdrawn from said central portion of said groove. a 1

2.8. ln a time-printing device, the combinatipn of'acasing a time-recording mechanism in said casing, a plate closing said casing, a platen' carried by said plate and against which said mechanism is adapted to pnint, a slot formed in said plate, said slot openin through .the top of said plate at its outer en and through the bottom of said plate at its inner end, ablock adapted to be inserted in said slot and having a pivoted type-carrying .arm adapted to be received in the inner por-' tion of said slot, and means carried by a tunerecording mechanism that is adapted to strike the under side of said arm and swing said arm toward said platen.

29. In a time-printing device,-the co1nbi-.

nation of a casing,a time-recording mechanism lnsaid casing, a plate closing said casing,

a platen carriedby said plate .and against which said platen is adapted to print a slot formed in said plate, said slot opening through the top of said plate at its outer end and through the bottom of said plate at its inner end, a block adapted to be inserted'in said slot, and having a pivoted type-carrying arm adapted to be received in the inner portion of said slot, and means carried by a-timerecording mechanism that isadapted to strike the under side of said arm and swing said arm toward said platen, said means con-' sisting of a vertically movable rod.-

30. In a time-printing device, the combination of a casing, a time-recording mechanism in said casing, a plate closing said casing,

a platen carried by said plate and against,

which said mechanism is adapted to print a slot formed in said plate, said slot openin through the top of "said plate at its outer en and through the bottom of said plate at its inner end, a block adapted to be received in. the outer portion of said slot, and having a. type-carrying arm pivoted thereto, and mcansjcarried by a time-recording mechanism that is adapted to strike the under side of said arm toward said platen, and means or looking said block in said slot.

31. In a time-printing device, the combination of a timerecording mechanism in said casing, a plate closing said casing, a platen carried bysaid plate and against which said mechanism is adapted to print,*a slot formed in said plate, said slot opening through the top of said plate at its outerend and through the bottom of said plate at its inner end, a

block adapted to be inserted in said slot, and

having a pivoted .ty e-carrying arm adapted to be received in t e inner portion of said.

slot, and means carried by 'a time-recording mechanism that adapte'dfto strike the under side of said arm andswing said arm toi In testimony that I claim tiie foregoing I ward said platen, and means for locking said have hereunto set my hand block in said slot, said means consisting of a T r screw seated in said block and adapted to be HEB R1 ABBOTT 5 screwed into said plate, said sereW being par- Witnesses:

tially lcovered to prevent its entire withl LOUIs COHN, drawa.

NELSON W. JARVIS 

